Interior noises - rattles, creaks, squeaks!

[TypeRD]

Hmm that is a little tricky, but I think I can kind of tell what you mean.

Such a dumb panel..

Yeah it really kind of is a dumb panel and it moves around so much they should’ve put insulation in there to begin with. But once you figure it out it’s all good.

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[Bonito]

I'm still getting a rattle from my front right defroster vent that is driving me crazy. I've removed the plastic vent piece, still rattles. Tried felt tape in a couple spots. Still rattles. Stuffed two inch foam into areas in the vent. Still rattles.

If I push down a little on the plastic vent itself, the rattle will lessen or stop altogether but I haven't been able to pinpoint what exactly is making the noise >_<

 

[TypeRD]

I understand the frustration. I have a really bad trunk rattle that I think is going to require me to remove the interior trim on the liftback to get to it. I’m pretty sure (after tons of trial and error) it is a wiring harness that isn’t clipped into place. Any time I hit an abrupt bump in the road, I get a loud metallic rattle sound (likely plastic rattling against metal). It sounds almost exactly like a loose license plate, but it definitely isn’t that. I’ve checked all the obvious things on and in my trunk. :/

 

[Bonito]

Some rattle updates:

Dealer looked at the metallic pinging noise from my steering wheel. Opened it up and felt taped a bunch of contact points around the airbag seating. It still does it but it's much quieter. Not really a fix and I'll be curious to see if Honda says anything about it because it seems fairly wide spread in 11th gen Civics.

My passenger dash rattling is still present, even after both me and the dealer felt taping a bunch of things. I'm basically just trial and error felt taping areas where two pieces of plastic are touching/near touching. It does feel like part of my AC grille assembly isn't snuggly connected to the surrounding plastic just left of my Type R badge and I wonder if that's doing it. Basically the grille feels very solid everywhere except the area circled in red here. That spot has a lot of give if I push on it and you can tell the grille and surrounding gunmetal plastic frame aren't attached firmly.

 

[UJX]

Has there been a fix for the seat belt rattle? That seems to be my biggest problem area. I've tried lowering it all the way down, raising it all the way up, doesn't seem to make a difference.

 

[TypeRD]

I’ve seen a YouTube video where a guy took his 11th gen seat belt pillar apart and put some foam in areas. Doesn’t look too difficult. I’m sure it’s the same parts/assembly as the FL5, but I haven’t looked into it. @UJX

 

[Rhorn]

Has there been a fix for the seat belt rattle? That seems to be my biggest problem area. I've tried lowering it all the way down, raising it all the way up, doesn't seem to make a difference.

I fixed mine by lowering it. Man it was so annoying with that. It was LOUD because it was right by my ear. I had 4 hour long road trip and by the 2nd hour I got so mad and figured out where that sound was coming from

 

[Midori Garage]

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[TypeRD]

Mine buzzes in every position, but only when driving on certain surfaces. My temporary fix is to simply press down on it (without pushing the button) which seems to help tighten up whatever is making the sound. I may go in there and add foam or felt at some point. I probably need a long road trip with it buzzing the whole time for me to really take action.

 

[johnny.silva7]

Ever since my FL5 rolled off the lot, I've had a consistent buzz coming from the dash. The noise consistently started at a higher RPM. I referenced this youtube video: https://youtu.be/3ae8UQK3AWE and tightened the screw mentioned in the video. Didn't do much.

However, I tried another approach and did the following:

1) Tap the dashboard by the infotainment screen and listen for a metal/buzzing sound. If it's present, continue to step 2.
2) Remove the trim cover behind the infotainment screen.
3) Unplug the harnesses attached to the trim cover.
4) Loosen the 2 screws labeled below by 3-4 turns.

4) Tighten the screws using a socket wrench (no Phillips) 1 half turn at a time. Turn one screw and alternate to the other. After tightening each screw, tap the dashboard and listen for the sound.
5) Repeat step 4 until the sound disappears.

If these instructions have been posted here before, apologies for repeating.

This worked to remove the buzzing noise. I drove the car on various speeds and surfaces for about 200 miles afterwards and it's been quiet since. Noise is completely gone. Curious if it'll work for everybody else on this forum.

 

[charlesca]

Ever since my FL5 rolled off the lot, I've had a consistent buzz coming from the dash. The noise consistently started at a higher RPM. I referenced this youtube video: https://youtu.be/3ae8UQK3AWE and tightened the screw mentioned in the video. Didn't do much.

However, I tried another approach and did the following:

1) Tap the dashboard by the infotainment screen and listen for a metal/buzzing sound. If it's present, continue to step 2.
2) Remove the trim cover behind the infotainment screen.
3) Unplug the harnesses attached to the trim cover.
4) Loosen the 2 screws labeled below by 3-4 turns.

4) Tighten the screws using a socket wrench (no Phillips) 1 half turn at a time. Turn one screw and alternate to the other. After tightening each screw, tap the dashboard and listen for the sound.
5) Repeat step 4 until the sound disappears.

If these instructions have been posted here before, apologies for repeating.

This worked to remove the buzzing noise. I drove the car on various speeds and surfaces for about 200 miles afterwards and it's been quiet since. Noise is completely gone. Curious if it'll work for everybody else on this forum.

I had similar rattles. I added felt tape around the metal pieces that those bolts screwed into. They look like the item circled in green. There were more in the direction of the blue arrow. It sounded like this before:

 

[charlesca]

Has there been a fix for the seat belt rattle? That seems to be my biggest problem area. I've tried lowering it all the way down, raising it all the way up, doesn't seem to make a difference.

There are these two:

 

[Bonito]

Looking for some advice: in the process of taking my AC grille assembly out (more than 10 times at this point!) attempting to diagnose a passenger side rattle, the vinyl around the grille is looking a little wrinkled/dented from the pry tool, even though I was wrapping it in microfiber.

What's the best way to get rid of those wrinkles and dents? Googling around it looks like carefully hitting the spots with a heat gun and massaging them out might work but I wanted a second opinion in case any of you have experience. Thanks!

 

[charlesca]

Any thoughts on how to fix this rattle?

 

[TypeRD]

Looking for some advice: in the process of taking my AC grille assembly out (more than 10 times at this point!) attempting to diagnose a passenger side rattle, the vinyl around the grille is looking a little wrinkled/dented from the pry tool, even though I was wrapping it in microfiber.

What's the best way to get rid of those wrinkles and dents? Googling around it looks like carefully hitting the spots with a heat gun and massaging them out might work but I wanted a second opinion in case any of you have experience. Thanks!

You might just have to get a new trim piece. I don’t think these things are really meant to be disassembled and reassembled so many times.

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